Expansible horseshoe.



1. KALOTA.Y

EXPANSIBLE'HORSESHOE. APPLICATION FILED DEc.I3, 1915.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

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JOHAN KALOTA, OF WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN.

EXPANSIBLE HORSESHOE.

To aZZ whom it. may con/ern Beit known that I, JOHN KALOTA, a citi- Zenof the United States, residing at lVest Allis, in the county ofMilwaukee and State of ylVisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Expansible Horseshoes, of which the following is aspecification. Y l This invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in expansible horseshoes.

' The primary object of the invention is the provision of a horseshoecapable of opera- Vtive positioning upon different sized hoofs withoutthe employment ofthe usual horse- Yshoenails or othersimilar hold-fastdevices. Y A further object of thedevice is to provide Va clampmountingshoe vwith resilient marginal supports for the hoof of theanimal, thereby cushioning the portion of the foot upon which.. theworking strains afre eX- erted, ythe device also being arrangedwith acushioning 'pad supportingly contacting the entire lower surface of thehoof.

It is also designed in this invention to provide a two-part horseshoeadapted for clamping upon different sized licofs with marginal cushionsupon itshoofengaging surface, the said cushions having aplurality ofshiftable removing members. y

`W'ith these general objects in view and others that will appear as thenature of the k'invention is better 'under-stood, the saine consists linthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and thenclaimed.

V.In the drawings forming a part of this application and' in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views'z-Figure-l is ay central sectional view taken through thedevice operatively positioned upon a hoof,

the latter being` shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a top plan view'of aportion thereof,

parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of thedevice .taken upon theplane ofthe clamping bolt. Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view taken upon line IV-IY'V of Fig. 2, and, Fig. 5 isaperspective view of the anchoring end of the/clamping bolt.

4Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1v, 1916.

Application filed December 13, 1915. Serial No.' 66,538.

It being understood that the present arrangement of horseshoe is adaptedfor employment upon the hoof of an animal, a horses hoof 10`s hereinindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 ofthe drawing having the presentdevice clamped thereon, the use of nails or screws being unnecessary foroperatively attachingv the device.

, The horseshoe 11 which is of substantially the usual arch-shapedVcontour is formed of two oppositely-positioned similar coperatingsections 12 and 13, ,the said sections being hinged together at theirtoe portions by means-of a pivoting bolt 14 and whereby the said twosections may bev relatively shifted. vAny desirable form of heel calksl5 and toe calksf'l are secured to the shoe sections 12 and 13 as byremovably screwthreading-the same into the said sections. The shoeAsections are provided with longitudinally -exten'ding marginal; cutawaysockets 18 upon their upperY supporting faces, being oppositelypositioned upon the shoe l1 while cushion strips 19 are removablyarrangedand fitted within the said sockets 18. rl`he said strips 19 areformed of rubber vor any suitable resilientmaterial and haveperforations 20 extending therethrough. Y

Each of the sections 12 and 13 is'provided with a metallic hoof-engagingretaining band 21, extending substantially aroundthe entireouteredgesofthe said shoe sections and permanently .secured` to the said v,outeredgesthereof by means of the attaching portions 22 of the said bandsarranged adjacent the corresponding edges thereof. The main portion ofthe bands21 projects inwardly ofthe shoe-sections 12 and 123 beingangularly-disposed with respect to the attaching portions 22 of thebands and being scalloped for forming pointed fingers 23 which areadapted to engage thesides of the hoof 10 when the shoe is operativelypositioned thereon. I A clamping or operatingbolt 24'is-provided for thesections 12and 13, one end of the saidbolt 24 having an anchoringcrosshead 25 which is slidably positioned in a correspondingly-shaped socket2G within the heel portion of they shoe section 12'while the bolt 24:extends inwardly of the shoe ltial alineinent with the aforementioned--opening 27 and an internallvthreadedoperating sleeve 29 is revolublyjournaled within the bore 28 and is threaded upionthe adjacent end ofthe bolt 24 while a head 30 of the sleeve-29 engages-an, annularshoulder" 31 of the bore 28, the sleeve being thus swiveled within thesaid heelportion of the shoe section 13. I

A cushioning pad 32 is provided for overlying the entire shoe 11 withinthe bands 21 in a mannerto contact the entire lower surfaceof the hoof10 and thereby resiliently support the hoof upon the-shoe.- This'pad 32consists aof a metallic plate 33 and a .resili'ent orrubber plate 34secured thereto, the said pad 32 being preferably positioned withtherubber surface 34 thereof uppermostin contact with the said hoof 10.

` The shoe sections 12 and `13 are provided with a plurality ofejectine.` pins 35 slidably positioned through the said section andunderlying the cushion strips 19, it being evident that a movement ofthe pin 35 will tendto forcibly eject the said cushion strips 19L fromtheir receiving` sockets 1S.

From this detailed description of the invention, it will be seenthat-with the shoe sections 12 and 13 arranged with their heelportions'widely separated, the shoe 11 having theV strips 19 and pad 32in position thereonV mav be readily positionedupon the horses hoof 10'with the hoof received inwardlv of and between the opposite bands 21 andwith, the bottom of the hoof flatly engaging the said. pad 32. Thesleeve 29 may beithen turned by inserting a proper instrument, such asascrew-driver within the end kerf 36thereof and whereupon` a turning ofthe sleeve 29 in its screw-threaded' engagement with the bolt 24 willdraw the heel portionsof the shoe sections 12 and 132toward ea'ch other,thus clamping the shoe-sections upon the hoof 10 and locking the shoe inits operative position thereupon When desired to remove the shoe fromthe hoof', the sleeve 29 is rotated in the opposite direction, thusseparating the heel portions of the sections 12 and 13 by moving the4sections upon their pivot bolt 14 and allowing the shoe to be readilyremovedv from the hoof 10. The pad 32 mav be removed when the shoesections 12 and 13 are sufficiently separatedtoallow this to be donewhile the cushion strips 19 mav be forced vfrom their receivingsockets'lS by inwardly imnelling the ejecting pins 35 thereof ashereinbe-fore referred .to.

It will be seen that thevshoe vsections are provided withy yinwardlysloping surfaces 3f( when" i operatively doubly cushioned for reducingthe jar and which being arranged adjacent the sockets 18, position thecushioning strips 19 for formingithe major portion ofethehoof-engaging-fsurfaceofthe shoe'.

It will thus be evident that a complete horseshoe-is.provided which maybe operatively clamped to different sized hoofs and positioned thereonis strain-upon the animals hoof, as WellV as inuring to the longevity ofthe horseshoe.

Wfhilethe forni-of the invention herein shown and described is whatisbelieved to be. the preferred 'einbodiment thereof, itf is neverthelessto be understood thatvarious forms, modifications and arrangements-ofthe parts may be made without departing `from .the spirit and scope ofthe invention as claimed.` j f What I'claim'as new is 1. A horseshoecomprising-*similar oppositely arranged sections pivotallv connected V vtogether vat the toe portions'thereof, the heel portions of saidsections being respectively provided with aiianchoring socket andopening, anda bore having an annular bearing shoulder, a lclamping boltprojecting through the said'opening and having a hf ad restraininglyseated .within'the saidsocket, an'operating sleeve swiveled within' thesaid bore and incontact with the saidV bolt,"theouter end of the saidsleeve. being provided-'with A a'lzerf.

2. A horseshoe comprising: similar/oppositely arranged sectionspivotally. connected togetherat .the toeportions thereof,'th'e heelportions of said sections being' respectively providedY with anYanchoring socket and opening, andgabore having an annular bearingshoulder, a clamping bolt proj ectingthrough the said opening andhaving' a headrestrain'- ingly seated within-the said socket, an oper'-ating sleeve swiveled withinl the said .bore

and ,in'contact with the saidV holtfthe outer end `ofthe said sleeveseing provided with a kerf, metallic retaining bands secured'to theouter edges ofthe said'shoe sections and having'inwardlyprojecting-fingered portions overlying the hoof-enga ging', surfaces ofthe said sections.` removable-cushion strips carried bv the outeredgesof thehoof-enga'ging sur-faces ofthe said sections, and a hoofcushioning pad 'mounted' uponthe said sections and cushion stripsinwardly of the said hands; l f

3. A horseshoey provided withA its receiving sockets'upon the oppositeouter; edges of the hoof-engagingr face thereof, resilient 'cushioningstrips removably positioned-within the said "sockets, band members 1carried tby the.l outeredges ofthe said-shoe and positioned youtwardly,of the safidnstrips. yand ejecting: pins for the said strips-slidahlyprojecting throughrthe said 'shoe and riore` mally underlying the saidstrips and having engaging free ends adjacent the groundengaging surfaceof the shoe.

4. A clamp horseshoe comprising Opposite pivoted sections, marginalhoof-engaging retaining bands carried by the outer edges of the saidsections, the said sections having` marginally-extending socketsadjacent the said bands Within the hoof-engaging surfaces thereof,cushioning strips removably positioned Within the said sockets, and ejecting pins for the said strins slidably positioned through the saidsections underlying the said strips and accessibl)7 extending adjacentthe ground-engaging surface of the shoe.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN KALOTA.

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